Tent.



A. W. BARNARD.

TENT.

APPLICATION TILED MAY 28, 1912 Patented Mar. 3, 1914.

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COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH co, WASHINGTON, D. c.

A. W. BARNARD.

TENT.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 28, 1912.

Patented Mar. 3, 1914.

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COLUMBIA PLANoonArH COUWASHlNGTON, n. c.

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ARTHUR W. BARNARID, OF RIDGEWOOID, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-HALF TOW. C. CRAIG, OF RIDGIEWOOID, NEW JERSEY.

TENT.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ARTHUR VVILLIS BAR- NARD,a citizen of the United States, residing at llidgewood, in the county ofBergen and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Tents, of which the following is a specification.

Tents of many and various forms and configurations have heretofore beenmade, and names designating the numerous forms have been appliedthereto, and the materials, of which tents have been made, are almost asnumerous as the styles of tents and the names applied thereto. It is,however, a well-known fact that for each particular style or form oftent, a fabric or ma terial composing the essential part thereof isspecially prepared and shaped and is not adapted to other styles oftents; hence those camping out are confined to the style of tent forwhich the material is cut, or must carry along the material for morethan one style of tent; this is often burdensome and inconvenient.

My invention has no reference to any particular style or form of tent,or any particular character of material, as all materials used for suchpurpose are adapted to my improved tent.

li ly invention relates to a rectangular form of suitable material,adapted by its pecnliar construction and the arrangement of its partsfor various well-known styles of tents, or in other words, a rectangularform of suitable material may be prepared along certain predeterminedlines to answerfor a plurality of tents of well-known form, not forevery form or style of tent, but for approximately six styles of tents.Again, it is within the scope of my invention to prepare otherrectangular forms of suitable material along similar predeterminedlines, adapting the same to a plurality of other forms of tents so thatat all events the camper using the tent of my invention possesses in onerectangular form of suitable material the possibility of any one of somesiX forms of tents for use, according to the condition and locationwhere the tent is to be put up, all of which is hereinafter moreparticularly described.

In the drawing, Figure 1 represents a rectangular form of fabricprepared along certain predetermined lines, hereinafter more fullydescribed. Fig. 2 is an elevation at Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 28, 1912.

Patented Mar. 3, Millet. Serial No. 700,170.

one corner of the said rectangular form of material. Figs. 3, 4-, 5 and6 are diagrammatic perspective views illustrating forms of tents whichmay be made from the form of material. of my invention when folded alongcertain predetermined lines. Fig. 8 may be styled an automobile tent;Fig. 4- a miners tent; Fig. 5 a lean-to tent, and Fig. 6 a canopy orcover for a tent, where the sides hang vertically of any suitablematerial.

By special reference to Fig. 1, it will be noticed that the rectangularform of fabric there illustrated is provided with lines or tapes runningin predetermined directions. These are for strengthening the folds ofdifferent tents. Also there are strengthening pieces at the intersectionof the tapes and loops on the edges of the intersection of the tapes andother places which are for the attachment thereto of guy ropes ortension devices. I further prefer to employ tubular edges and tubularparts otherwise arranged, not only for strength but to receive rods,&c., for various purposes.

a is a main strengthening piece centrally at one edge and Z) astrengthening piece at the opposite edge.

2 and 3 are central crossing tapes, one running across the narrower formof the rectangular part of suitable material, and the other running atright an les centrally across the longer portion. a, (Z, are diagonalcrossing tapes which also cross the intersection of the tapes 2, 3, andextend between distant corners.

4: are inclined tapes which run all the way across in an inclineddirection from a to the opposite edge.

5 and 6 are tapes which are parallel to one another and parallel withthe central tape 3 and coming between the central tape and therespective opposite edges.

7 and 8 are tapes which extend across the narrower part of therectangular form of material between the central tape 2 and therespective ends, and are parallel with the tape 2. The tapes 9 rundiagonally from the main strengthening piece a to the opposite corners.The tapes 10 run in the 0pposite direction from the strengthening piece5 to opposite corners, hence the strips 9 and 10 cross the central tape3 and also the tapes 7 and 8 and extend to the respective distantcorners. The tapes 6, f, and e f run parallel to the tapes 0, (Z, butnearer the opposite edges. The long tapes 11 occupy similar reversepositions to the tapes 4:, and the tapes 12 are the reversed counterpartof the tapes 11, and I prefer to employ inclined tapes 13, 14, 15, 16and 17, running in different predetermined directions, and all saidtapes suitably secured to the surface of said rectangular form ofmaterial and preferably on one side thereof. This rectangular form ofmaterial is preferably provided with marginal tapes 19, and beyond thesame with tubular edge members 20, and I have shown and prefer to employstrengthening pieces 21 of various shapes at the numerous intersectionsof the lines of tapes, and at these places, and at their intersections,I have shown and prefer to employ loops 22, at predetermined places uponthe respective tapes, as well as loops 23 along at the respective edgesof the rectangular form of suitable material, and I have shown also, inclose proximity to the parallel tapes 5 and 6 sectional tubular membersor pockets 24: which are cut through at suitable places represented inthe drawing at 25. These latter, according to the style of tent that isto be made up may have passed through them lengths of poles, or sticks,or rods, or ropes, so as to assist in securing the tent of the formdesired or the flaps of the tent together.

Comparing Fig. 3 with Fig. 1, for illustration, I have designated inFig. 3, at the folds, the lines of tapes by similar numerals upon whichthe rectangular form of suitable material or fabric is folded to producethis particular tent. For instance, the side inclined fold is made online 17 from the margin to its intersection with the line or tape 5,which becomes the back line between the vertical and inclined parts, theupwardly inclined parts from the corners to the pole are folded on linesor tapes 9 and 13, the front flap being formed by the triangular piecesat the lower right hand and left hand corners of Fig. 1 beyond thestrengthening strip a and below the inclined tapes 13.

Figs. 3 to 6, inclusive, are only diagrammatic as illustrating forms oftents which may be made by folding the rectangular form of suitablematerial shown in Fig. 1 either along the lines of the tapes indicatedthereon or along lines that extend between predetermined points or endsof the fabric, and it is believed not to be necessary to go into adetailed description on the lines on which these several forms of tentsare made. In Fig. 3, the member 27 is simply a guy rope pulling againstthe upright pole 26 as against the fastening of the tent at the otherside of the pole so as to keep the pole upright and the tent taut.

By further reference to Fig. 1, it will be noticed that there are threepockets at, shown in Fig. 1 on each side of the central tape 2 and thateach of these are divided or cut across so as to be open at the place25, the said pockets coining adjacent to the tapes 5, 6 and 17. Theseare adapted, in whole or in part, at either side of the cut 25 toreceive a pole or equivalent device for strengthening and stifi'ening apart of the tent according to the particular shape thereof and themanner of folding the fabric. The tubular marginal members 20 are alsoadapted to receive rods, poles or strengthening and stiffening devicesand the loops 22 and 23 are adapted to have connected to them guy ropesor tension devices for holding the tent down to pins driven in theground, and more or less of them are employed in this relation,according to the shape of the tent that is made out of this rectangularform of suit able material.

I do not limit my invention to the precise arrangement of tapes andtubular members and loops shown in Fig. 1, as any similar and suitablearrangement, according to the styles of tents which it is desired to beable to make, is believed to come Well Within the spirit of myinvention.

The tent cloth or similar suitable material employed by me should be,and preferably is, noncombustible, non-inflammable, cinder proof andfire-proof, rain, snow and Water-proof, as well as mildew-proof. Thesequalities, however, are presumed to be the qualities imparted to anytent cloth or material.

The characteristics of my improvement in tent cloth or suitable materiallends facility and the easy and quick erection of a tent of whateverform is desired, because having the same arranged with predeterminedcharacteristics or markings, makes it possible to more quickly determinethe form of the tent and to place the same in position.

I claim as my invention:

1. A tent cloth comprising a sheet of rectangular fabric, marginal tapessecured to the edges of the tent cloth, a series of spaced intersectingtapes secured to one surface of the tent cloth and running parallel withthe edges thereof, a series of tapes secured to the said side of thetent cloth and running across the aforesaid series of tapes, both seriesof tapes adapted to indicate positions at which the material is to befolded to construct tents of different configurations, and meansconnected to the tent cloth for attaching the same to supporting andtension devices.

2. A tent cloth comprising a sheet of reotangular fabric, marginal tapessecured to the edges of the tent cloth, a series of spaced intersectingtapes secured to one surface of the tent cloth and running parallel withthe edges thereof, a series of tapes secured to the said side of thetent cloth and running across the aforesaid series of tapes, both seriesof tapes adapted to indicate positions at which the material is to befolded to construct tents of different configurations, and tubularfabric members running lengthwise with and secured to predeterminedtapes.

3. A tent cloth comprising a sheet of rec tangular fabric, tapes securedto one surface thereof and passing through the center of the fabric inopposite directions, tapes also secured to the surface of the fabric andrunning in directions diagonally to the aforesaid tapes, marginal tapessecured to the said fabric, strengthening pieces secured to the saidfabric at the points of intersection of said tapes, tubular membersrunning parallel With and secured to the said marginal tapes, and othertubular members running parallel With and secured to predeterminedintermediate tapes. 4;. i tent cloth comprising a sheet of rectangularfabric, tapes secured to one surface thereof passing through the centerof the fabric and parallel with the edges thereof, tapes also runningparallel with the aforesaid tapes secured to the surface of the fabricand placed intermediate of the aforesaid tapes and the edges of thefabric, other tapes also secured to the surface of the said fabric andrunning in directions diagonally to the aforesaid tapes, strengtheningpieces secured to the said fabric at the points of intersection of thesaid tapes, marginal tapes, tubular members running parallel with andsecured to the marginal tapes, other tubular members running parallelwith and secured to predetermined intermediate tapes, and fabric loopssecured in predetermined positions to the said tapes.

Signed by me this 17th day of May, 1912.

ARTHUR N. BARNARD. Witnesses BERTHA M. ALLEN, J. B. La BLANO.

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. Washington, D. G.

